CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



WE WOULD SUGGEST 



that, if convenient, yon make up your orders as soon after the receipt of this catalog- as 

 possible. It will help us to ship promptly and it will help you by g-iving- you your goods 

 when you want them. Placing" your orders late sometimes makes delays unavoidable. But 

 we have the facilities for handling a vast amount of business and your orders will receive 

 our best attention, regardless of when they come. 



OUR SEEDS 



are all tested by our Grower before being- shipped to us, and immediately upon their ar- 

 rival here they are tested in the Standard Seed Tester and in the ground, thereby assur- 

 ing" perfect g-ermination. It is to cur interest to sell the very best seed. We are in the 

 business to stay and we are in the business for over fifty years, which is proof of itself 

 of our faithfulness in selling^ the very best seed obtainable. 



Green Globe Artichoke. 



Jerusalem Artichoke. 



ARTICHOKES. 



CUIiTXJBZ:. — Sow in drills during: winter or 

 early spring", three inches apart and one foot 

 from row to row; cover with about one-half inch 

 of earth. The seeds we offer are imported and 

 are of superior quality. One ounce wnll produce 

 500 plants. M pound to the acre. 



IiABGi: GBEEN GLOBE. — Very popular in the 

 South and much esteemed. Packet, 10c.; oz., 75c.; 

 14 lb., $2.75, postpaid. Owing to failure of crop 

 there will be no sprouts or plants this Spring. 



JERUSALEM OB GROUND ABTICHOKE. — 

 A tuber. It is used for the table, also for stock 

 feed. It does better In a rich loam, and should 

 be planted and cultivated like potatoes, but must 

 be planted whole. The required quantity to plant 

 an acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The returns from 

 one acre are from 200 to 500 bushels. Price, per 

 50 lb. bushel, 33.00, not prepaid; per gallon, 60 

 cents, postpaid. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Columbia Mammoth Asparag'us. 



CULTURE. — Sow early in Spring, and Fall, 2 

 inches deep in rows of 18 inches apart. When 

 one or two years old transplant into permanent 

 bed, in furrows 4 to 5 feet apart and 2 feet be- 

 tween the plants. Deep loamy soil, thoroughly 

 cultivated and heavily manured, is required for 

 permanent bed. One ounce of seed will produce 

 about 200 plants; 5 pounds to the acre. Requires 

 one year to mature. Send for Book on Asparagus 

 Culture. $1.05 postpaid. 



